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using System.Collections.Generic;



namespace SuedeTest.Core

{

	/// <summary>

	/// The public API for all collapsing processers.

	/// </summary>

	public interface ICollapsingProcessor

	{

		/// <summary>

		/// Process the given actions, possibly collapsing adjacent ones.

		/// </summary>

		/// <param name="actions">The list of actions to process.</param>

		/// <returns>The collapsed list of actions.</returns>

		ICollection<Action> Process(ICollection<Action> actions);



		/// <summary>

		/// Returns true if the given actions can be collapsed.

		/// </summary>

		/// <param name="action1">The earlier event to test.</param>

		/// <param name="action2">The latter event to test.</param>

		/// <returns>True if these events can be collapsed; else false.</returns>

		bool CanCollapse(EventAction action1, EventAction action2);

	}

}